,;? V ? 'SEr5W ?f , v .; ivjr V .V" ' IFW '. " 'T W'Tp-'w' ttteVJW' ,r 'a'?!1 l' 'v-vrWxrl-'i v . ,, ... ., a-a,. Y ,' ' . S ' s" V Tvs8 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1022 V.V.HH.V. .. 1,"T li i f ' i I'lW SMSs gfBJJBBll I i HIP III II ii H lli MMI MJ m xr mTm , :l P3 hi 1 IfflH I ir- B ift BIr By Geerg'e Ribbe Turner One of the Series of Evening Public Ledger Original Short Stories en Married Life by the Best American Fiction Writers THE9E Jewel brokers nre all ever the I red and bringing In a new Idea new. city-la Mnlden I.nne, en the Hew ''Ami I've get te get nu te de norae- j -.... ..... ii M.,.i thing else this time. I ve set ti have I7, up ar.wnd Fifth nvenue nil kinds, jveu m(ll;t, thnt neU Kubs,itu,ien (lf for all kinds of business buying or stones for me some night." Belling I They're a wise crowd. Theyj "Some night," snld Velpe nfter him. tinv (n lin. Thev cot seme d.'lllgcrellS i "V,j ." 1m xilil lcIIIiii? redder still. nronesltlons put lip te them nnd me I wild ones, purtleulnrly in hard times. ' They had some extra wild ones In that financial cnve-ln niter the war espe- rtnll the Fifth uvenue one. Half the, Upper West Side was fighting te drive the wolf from the new limousine deer. It wns a year nge last March at. the worst of it when this one Itui telling yen of drifted into Harry elpe si place en Fifth avenue in the late aft- rnoen. Velpo was alone in the nlhee. taring down out of M second --.tery front window en the two streams of automobile tops en the nvenue. "Yeu the proprietor?" asked thei trangcr back of him at the entrance big, red-faced husky, with big' boulders nnd a small nose nnd a red I necktie. Velpe figured him right away then as some sort of a contractor. "Sure," he sold, coming ever, dust- . leg his hands. "What will yen have7t "'My name's Coogan Dan Coogan, aid the big man, Introducing himsjlt. 1 "ime te Knew JUU, c -"- "What can 1 de I Velne. sizing mm up. " ui -" "- for you?" .. ... .. "What wenw yen say ".,,: worth?" said the stranger, reaching a and dragging out a big dlamenri nccii- Uce that seemed te be lying loose, witn eat any case, in the rlgnt-b.m.i lower pocket of his coat. "What you paid for lr what you- could realize?" olpe asked Wra, sun sUlng him up-tbe en have te in mat Dusmesa uuu wcu w.v. .. '--- 1,1. nle.a nn.l fnlil him what he miglu , probably get If he get n buyer. ) "But you'd hae bird work finding ' 'But you one Just new that. I knew for anything as big as I wouldn't buy it net new." ... . ., "Yeu couldn't net if fnl" aafrl thi Oth- man. veu wanted l'I wouldn't M-Uitferall the money in Wall Btreet And he looked as If 10 meant It. "But here's the thing I want te. knew." he said. "Could you pul out , enough stones fren. this te stand ler a IMIUIT. l"J -l. -. , pledge for a SlO.noe lean .' ..... this bUiil nbeut t!.e woman having te "Why yes nrebnbly, said elpe. my0 thm? What does she wear "Though we don't generally want te I them nt breakfast?" handle unset stones. Because you lt uns j.fJtunK t0 him. There had knew." . , ... T. I been a let of husbnnd-and-wife game "They're opt te be stolen, huh. is,. . 1(,.v.,tr-. !lne itciy. it t,ad him "Yeah. They break them up out of their settings, se they can't be iden iil..1 "But you've get your setting here. "I wasn't talking about this,' sal Velpe. "I was just tailing you." Id "Well about hew many would you, tay;;:, V1? SHE? &$ ?l et thpm MUM .-. "New the next thing," said the man, satisfied apparently, "is could you take this could you take that amount of stones out of their settings and put back substitutes In their plaee geed ones, se they wouldn't be noticed?" "Ne. Net by an expert." "Ne I mean just any ordinary per son." "Why yes, probably. If I hsd the time." "New then another thing," be said, fixing his little h.ue-gray eyes en him as If this were Important. "Hew long would be the shortest time you could de It in if you had everything all ready and waiting te de it with? Take these out of their settings and put the phony eiips in? Could you de it in n day?" "1 might," said Velpe, looking them ever, seeing they were of a geed stand ard cut 'What'll it cost the whole thlr.z? Ten thousand for three months''" asked the man, hia eyes boring in i-ti.l. And Velpe figured out a geed thing en It and told him what he'd de. TOUK mind acts quick in that bui- A r him. I . ,. . . ui-. iuu cii. be you size Tour man 1 r. a .. , , , , :v iiuniijr nt -aid eca give u te 1 "But new It's understood," p:ii 1 the! man "you'll have te lmxe it n)l done In a day whn I bring it In'" "Why what's thj great hurry?" nsked Velpe, looking at him, starting wondering a little then. "It's my wife. 'She'll want te wear them. Yeu knew hew women are!" Velpe nodded. lie knew some things about the women and thlr freaks and whims. Yeu de, handling jewdry. "And don't call me up nt the apart ment, either. I'll bring them in some day seen I enn't be sure 1ut when. But I don't want you filling up ny wife. Yeu knew hew women nr" about such things'" he sud nu'a.n, looking nervous Vnlpe noticed ,.t the time. He noticed that. Yeu keep yrvir eyes open in that b'irc" im.ft!. im.ft!. deel was queer en ihe f.iee of it. ! ,t lt was no qeeercr tunn ethers he d had. And the man didn t h.ek lil.e a creek te him then. Hut tfcit w:i"n t what decided him. It e( Mimetiei.g surer than that or it looked .e then. If he had been n creek and he ! nrj the thing right there he wouldn't. ! lik.lv te try te cuh in en only a third of it. It looked like a guurantee mi the fuce Of It. And of course, If nnythlug suiiiieus came up when he cime In iig.rri. tVit next week, Velpe wn.ild be risl.t 'here Watching- before a'n money imnsej. But next weel; v hen the l'g mnn hewed up ngiuti wnh his big nei't lace in his pncke', fn get liis money nnd have the substitution made, Velpe was surer than vcr of the thing for one reason from the way he acted about the stones that were coming nut te He I there ns n pledge for the ten theuvind. "You'll have them all here the' identical same ones when I come nfter them?" he asked looking red nnd, anxious. "There's no danger they'll Get mixed up In any way?" "Net 11 danger," Velpo told him. ' " "Fer it would mean something te me I If there was n miMip en this," he1 aid. "They're our luck." ) "Lucky stones, huh?" said Velpe. J and smiled te himself when he hnd i:en' surer than ever about the tiling though curious naturally en what it i was all about. But about two weeks nfterwnrd the man showed up again nnd wanted an- ; ether ten thousand en another third of I thostenes. 1 That was nmerenr. fI thought you said ten thousand WU all you (I need," said elpu study- 4ftM kt.n ML-1m fnu fe'6 'I thought it wiia myself. And it will ?rV a lilu tittin 1 111 - inn L'rinvt lint., tli.i ' . I'aentrartlni: business is enpcclnlly new. f$, IJp and down, .Mostly down. But i' win (h all right this time I can premise 'I IF-- tl.nl ' r&Wl flM.ll I guess ye VVelpe te uess you can wiien you get it." himself getting uuii.'r that soft awect Jewelry .Us. ,' lare ypu aet tnci r 1 ni bvuh. , tha aasi aaitiaa ".0,t knew hew women nre when they I get u (den n their head." I "Whnt's tint?" mid Velpe te him- ! Self. with n sudden sinking- spell wen-' l..riiiL- what It wus he had run into right," he said aloud smiling mero swtctly than ever, "tiring them in. 0 couldn't make a motion thnt weu,i POare him net if he wax coming i,,,, yer that was the tirt thins new. ,Mt him hack with the rest of the stuff te get his hands en it. Then cujj L.Pflr it up whatever It was force, a real showdown. "Whit night?" asked Velpe. mere nntj j,,,,.-,. polite. i' Cal you up this evening Just before o'clock, nnd tell you." he said. "i might be able te get in tonight. I Lepe se." He was excited Velpe could see that. if he hadn't been he wouldn't have thought the change could he mnde there rght away without mere notice. - rrrrr w ?.. . .,n.i .m It made h ,. . . , ,,,. m h " T ?"" ,, , , t " ,n agnitv-that his mind was st en i Je,nR u ftt rarilest pejg.ijie mlnnte. "How'd he strike you?" Velpe asked I ,.,,,,. dh. ,vn!S ab(Mlt , I h s stenographer. She was ,"" wl5e n9 he w, SCv.lng them coming in and going out. .. . ,ike the t t thcra-nll erer, tn let me me uunueueus. " " i mpthinir nn hU inlnil nil rlirht. IUlt he's straight enough. I'll say. He's tee tW(,k t0 be anj.thinc else." Will he be back again?' veipe nsked her. "He sure will. The battle fleet couldn't chase him nway. lie' get te have that money. Right new I" Velp thought the same. And the mnn still looked honest te him, some how. lilt, )l lit II But why nt night? he said te mm- cu hen the girl wns gene. "And why wornel. And yet what could this one be? Kebbery by piecemeul Hew; what ler He sat and Hipped nwny a let of ciga- rettes out the front window into the i venue looking down, thinking, as the i '.,u-u, ,,,,, . , u, -,.1.1.., ., ,,iPre. : !?, A !!? or W- n!5 leV ''Only my balenc; won't ,. iiKKfwi r.imu. And then he jumped te nls teet witri and set the money myself tomorrow, a new idea. , max be."' "Here," he Fjld, getting het in the "Tomorrow! Maybe!" said Coogan head. "Suppose this wife business was 1 after him, h'.a voice rilng. all a stall! Suppose he w-ns semwhere "And besides," said Velpe, "there's in n museum, or a store where he another thing come up. My workman could have thii thing jut be long didn't show up that I counted en com And had te get It back nt such a time! , ins te de the resetting for me?" That might be it!" . "Ihdn't show up !" said the big man, "He mi.'ht J 'st have time enough te . locking ugly new. have jnt se many changes made In I "Se I cin't pull the thing off for you th setting at nlfht for instance, like , tonight." . : . . . . . - .... .- -" - .....M" thisand have it back when thin:.-" J ipened up in the morning. An I tiien 1 later he'd take another bite of ,t !" -mi 1 ! Velp te himself, st.irng nt Ins cigai- ette starting flKurin" t' ihnnevs of u'ettmg uny of that jin.niiii La-K it n was stolen geed' and the traied them hack te him. ll might get n chance te (I eker tee if h git him bni k in tnere nnd made him -ive up where it hud come from get some rev ird in idvnncQ for turning up a s!tv .r ev--nty thi'M-ntid del.nr gem rebln-rj . ' An.l ver,' he t,aid te hii'i"t!f. hope tnkir.g him again, "hew would it ue 'i niiikeut'i or n jewelry stote ' no wmn.: never have get away with that Mih-ti-tunen for any two weeks! It rnnt ') a woman yet : he said te uniM-if i ,r,- -that was thu ques- -ui. . ,,ui eui,. t'en He was all up in the air en the thing ' and it wns cett'ng everv minute, nearT 0 o'c'eck. He w.h i:t about te take up the telephone and cull for the detective bureau wilL'il the bell ran 'U'-t before H nnd thu 1 nn b veici came, sain' l.e'd be down around '.' e e ei'l; -us nearly n'j lie could and te lime everything ready. "I'll have uverj thing ready, don't fret'" said Velpe which he did down 'e the de'ecrlve from police headquar ters that he planted in the next room. THEY'RE all In cJe?e teur-h with 'fteetiv fr ri. thei. hrelcr JeweS Tl.c h.ive te be. Tlie p-i thp l'i Jewe Tl.e he p.ili.s pu. 'mfnt I'-, in centiiiual'y en (limy Kiblie 'I'wiier started i it liti'mry carrri v In n hr first cnmfl nut of eel"'i: lie jeintit tlu i7 0 the ,iitingttiltl He fiitUiruti nt u vtii me'li ( tnliru. lu next stij inn In Ihe lihiek Cut, m thnt ;; n thin htlle ni'iiniiii' vhirh pimtid furprisiiigly iiitemliiii uteiiiv. 'I hni unn dnn, m the phi tine i.i, hut ijulte different in hut, Mr. Turnvr lerete a novel for ifeClure't Meiiniin It had n Sew Emilund letting, nnd a pelilirnl angle, nnd it teceived iride und important eemment, Thermfter for fiiiip yenn Mr. Turner u-an one e the literary ttnfj of McClure'a Mmmzim, and he uteIc lei drficlrt and fiction en a great i unity of sub feetn, Mr, Turin r h the author of many lmak, ihnrt .itnriri and aitielei, hut "llagir' Heard," a alary of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, filled icith fact and duiiMitic Incident, and hit latrst hneK, "White Xheuldcs," nrit ruiiuintcid te hcip Mr, Turntr'a name conspieitouily te the front tn our iircrimra. ,4 j I 4i- I & &( V4vytW W .wu 1 the money lenders, with a Wg elaborate card Index system of everything they leun en, te get track of stuff that's re ported stolen. And then the brokers want te keep in touch for their own prottetion with the deportment, nnd usually with some particular member of It tlie.v -ret te knew well. There wasn't any missing dlnmend ncekkice reported te the Detective Bu- jean, hut. then, there wouldn't he, net if this man was working some new kind of a game. The detective from the bend lirnl.-iTH fcriim.l frntn lmfiflnmirti'r thnh Velpe Heed in with was ns keen te nit I in en the thing una leek it ever ne Velpe whs te have hlra. Se Velpe llied him up te stay in the little side room he , had for customcre' private conferences, . and they sat together wnltlng at the t: front window watching the taxi lights I "11. U up and down the biacK nvenue, gein eer ether cnmis In the jewelry business nnd speculating en what this ene wns likely te be. "You'll find probably no's a bad one." snid the detective. "Most likely." "He don't leek se," said Velpe, "at tbit. And we can't afford te force things net till we knew." "I knew." "And he's a big husky brute, you want te take thnt into consideration." 'Well, ha dent want te get tee gay." said this MeConnell this detee five from the hcadaunrters squad, who wns ,t0 he(lvv a'tennd ghenldert himself. And just then the elevator deer clacked and their man's step came ecu- ,.ne down the hnllwny te the deer. ,,e , , ; , le(jUn anxious nn.l ewited winlnir off his il, hU handken"flef? "Well. I'm here." he said te Velpe, as If he'd had a hard time getting there. Velpe loekisl at h m nguln anxious about him, nlwnys, when he wns out of Msht: nnd puzzled mere, when he showed up ngaln. He didn't leek like a Jewelry thif anything but! And yet yd can't tell some of the ben of them are thnt way. Innocence is their tlerk in trnde, "(let it w.t-i you?" nsked Veire and g"t the thing in his hands again. It was all the Mime ns he had left lt tln same fake stones among the real the same old setting1 everything! lie had it back in his hands again nnd It felt geed. The lean he could le new wl-li this, and the detective in the neU rooms, wns te get a show down. "New. T tell you," said Velpe, starting nfter it, "I haven't had time te get that 10,X)0 .vet. It wns tee i!lte when I get around 'te the bunk." ou enn elvp m reup .W.-k fnr it," -nbl tlie man. gazing at him, ..r ,;..,,.' , , . . ii rn nor lnsr nnw i 1 havA .-. pn ".r tonight ! .ald the mnn "I'vp get te have ir tonight! That's nil ! Say. li-ten," said Velpe next. "What's the hurrv in this thing?" "I've get te h.ne the menej, right or thai " what in my business! Or ,1 go biuke. Uight new. Tomorrow." "I undtr-iaml. ' said Velpe "That's j Ml right. That's c.i".v en thnt neck- I lace. It' ovieimns i the way it leeks en me siirfac. Uu' what I mean i- iw lint's the Imrrv about this work of mine en the necklace? Why mut I hai it back ulwuyi en the minute?" I Aud he get no answer. I "In 1 tln-r word"," ,a:d Velpe. com I 'tig -treiiger. "what'-i the Idea of veur sliding in here by night with this thin.'. I .iiel h.ulng it te tnl,e nway with you In the morning?" It .s mv wife. Fnid th iiv m,i I'nally lour wife!" "I wouldn't have lie- !:nn. nbc..,f w.n no net for the world!" i v hat is it hers, im.l net von.'''' -a.. Velp. thlnkill'' new he hnd fl, trail. "Ve. It's mine. Thu: is, it ni.d gave It t.. her !" paid for "Hi" -t.!d Velpo. "And jn-i us sm.n as collections corn rlji.t In my buslniss I'll straighten it ..I "in." "Maybe you will. Maybe you won't." "What de ou nier.n?" "1 n'.''aii wv'll i,n"w better when' t in t! at up te her" "l!,.t "i won't nt It up te her!" ..Id thi li',' mm, sti' l:ing out his law, "Viti'l! J ' '.if hn it bark new:" And Vulpc step;, oil tiway from him. "V".'!l lit in., hiu.' it," "aid the ! ig 1 i-!.; 'epplng toward 1. in. ",'iw !" ''s I will. Yes." s-nld Velp raiding l.N .iiie se the dcterthc in thi ti.".i r"ei i wi.i.'d g.'t it "wh.'n . e.i put i !'ii tliei.'.'ind back in my h.md " 'V I'll bt 1. 1- have it ! Hlfht neu '." -aid r'.e b:g ih.ui ge'tlng red nnd rei !i. i'ig e.r and starting te ureal: oft the i. in It"- had li in, nt the wrint. T!.u w. s t 'i.- eiii) for the (letcctlw. In the net re in. ".lust a minute!" he snld, stepping out. And tin- bis rough neck looked hue; at hl-i mt Li-, shoulder. "'1., n -e u-i?" said McConnell, ge'iit " tin (itelung. "'iVIi.i in,. ou?" said the man who claimed he owned the necklace, setting his -Mlillll blue eyes ()n him. AND n-i .pi NI) tl eificer showed him. II" there nfter n minute, 1,'n PP.-I 1 r.ath iiiing hard nnd bis fnee L'.t- ling met Hi tluj wny thne full-b'i,,, ,,l I'll' " CO. "Nev what's jour gam.-?'' -il thu office-, "Yeu slip In here with .7."i,i mi worth of Jewi-liy loose in ji ir m,!e l eeket nr. I je.i want te have it t ')!,-n-i .J li . ihe-." fal.e stiiiT, nil in a night se w.u can take the,, suli-atltutis light tiaek. And when this mnn asks jeii for an explaiiaiien jeii beat him ever tin- head nntf "tart taking it nwnv fiem him te run off with. What's the idea?" The big man looked up nt him with hii litt'e c.ie red, like n cornered bull's, and siil 1 nothing in nnswer. "'What's the rplanntien," the dc-tcc-jve asked him again. Hut he would net speak. "All .e'i say is veur wife wants it in the morning. Maybe she does, r don't knew! Hut jnu're entitled te show us. This man's get 10.000 In tin re. He's entitled tot emething mere than n ben ing from you." "On your own say-se I've get te see. your wife new," Velne came in. "Yeu say It's lu-r proeerty I" And win u lilt didn't say anything y-1 the two ethers took u leek at one nn nn ether. "New Jiitcn," said McCenncll, the fletectlv "Ye can de one of two things. y nn t you. Yeu can show su tu u'- uruuld te your wife mew wimzJm wlliamim .iaiHiMBnillllL,. & JVBM muMmm mm . hh amr umnimii . i tmv mm , -r-mmmmam gmm fma w i n ' numuu fiwi ran hmis 7rss9HsssHr at home or you can come with me nnd hne her give her explanation te head quarters!" And the big fellow gave a groan groan groan tee loud, almost, te be natural. "I won't. I can't," he said. "It might kill her." "Kill her?" "Tin. wife." "Ahnh," said McCenncll. looking ever nt Velpe. "Hew's thHt?" "She don't knew anything about this. She thinks we're en the top of the world et instead of Just sCTanltiK I bankruptcy." "There's ethers," said the detective, 1 watching him, "that have had te hear 1 It before." "Net the way she Is," said the man, who had introduced himself ns Coogan, and went en and told them hew it was with her. "I can't hve her knew," he said. "I won't. Net till she's ever it." "At that," said McConnell. giving Velpe n leek ngaln, "there's ether women have gene through with It with out being millionaires." "I knew," he came bnck. "But It's the sudden bump, coming just uew when she's been thinking up te date everything is going wonderful for us. And then all at once a fall from the top of the world. I can't have lt net new. Yeu knew yourself hew women nre en luxury nnd all that. Hew much mere it means te them and all that!" "And then you've get te remember another thing," he said, going en when nobody answered arguing, with the sweat pouring down his fnce. "Yeu knew hew it Is with the first one ! They're scared te death, afraid they'll i die!" "There's get te be a first nt that," , said McConnell, the detective. , "I knew." he said. "But this Is dif ferent. She's net strong; net a bit. And she thinks she's going te die! And she might, nt that. Veu knew hew- women are hew thev see things ahead we don't at all." "What does the doctor say?" asked McfV,nnll, the detective. j "He don't see it quite se bad ns -he . does, Itut he admits himself we've vet , te ! cnnful. Help nil we can! Yeu see J 011 see hew I in Inert. he snld. arguing. "I wouldn't take a chance with that little girl for the world!" And then he stepped for a minute. "But where de the diamonds come in?" McConnell. the detective, asked Mm. "The necklace?" "That'" our luck, she claims." "Our luck?" "Our lucky stones!" "Oh." "Veu knew hew wome" are about ill ings lil.e that! Supctstitieus nil of them. I never krew one that wiwi t Ami '"leclullv new new nt , "f. times liliu th!. And then her father I as a sporting man tee, A Kind of u high -class 'porting man." i "I tee," said McConnell, keeping his face still. "And e?" "Se you see, don't you? Yeu know knew know hew women art ever anniversaries nnd all that. Diamonds were her birth -"tone. Se nniurnllv I gave her dia monds. When I was war up! I cave lier this this necklace. Just te show her and ' rest of the world hew ! e steed with me. Yeu l:new hew the w.'tnen an hew they've get te show i he neighbors the ether women if tl ings arc geiinr rlcht if you're pros-j.re.-, And what their husbands think of them !" "I Knew." t.iid the detective "t-'e naturally -lr im"-' t the ,-erld of It an 1 what lt Ftoed for every w.iy!" '.Sure. She would!" snld Mc i'iiiiiihII. VOLl'E sat nil the time and watched them. "They hitch up mere te things like that than we de." "Sure." "And there is another turn tn it that she worked out In her head, beside" what it meant te lu-r geed link und "And'that was?" bald McConnell. "That wan that I was born In April tee." "Veu knew. Diamonds are the birth stone for April." "Ne." said McConnell. the detective. "I guc-s they forget te till me nlmut that." , "And then again," he was going n'emr. "Yeu knew. Next month. That'll h" April i"e." "I get r,u,"suld the detective, giving Velne nu "thi-r Joek 11 mi ri.ii - It en her or she'll Just nuturuuy . ell, she can have It, can't "110- If iim cun prove this up' saw im uu- rtlve, looking ever nt Velpe. I' f'Kure." said Velne. 'What fffu.,1 avlll Hint ilnlftSr tbt I e there iiiree uiir-m it s soul n weiiiiin irying 10 nve down inn past, I'sccpi wnen no nceiieii money. She be- our lucky stone. Yeu knew the way and she succeeded measurably well, nan te see, ns ether women had seen . they figure -the women en things like ; ,w and then n critic spoke of her ns before her, thnt her success had bv that !" .'" second M'nude Adams, 'and these I inking away the nerc-sliv for Initiative ' And the detictive and Velpe swapped netkes the kept nnd treasured. I been extremely bad for film. ' i. ii. t l i rri... a ii i. .. .- i I "Se that's hew it Is about the neck- sln-e the night he hnd seen .ludsen ' Inte In October. Ihe trap of Mi ssett's , s nVgHn ilaee. It's he,- .....soot. She's get te (( the theatre hnd they rung devising began te close fl. It db-ci Iiib Je . M.-Ilt n of the inv Ut 'P' lme It with her nil the time. Frem up without her brother having carefully mining, hut in spite of ihnt ll - .i He w end red iliiSuri w1,X' f .1 ! n.w en esp-.-ln.ly. That's why I hnd combed the house, with his ePs. She -old Mniulliut re.'.,. te the nre lnlt tie' I. 5" tei Ins nc w, . J I'?"11" te come sue. king In here, when I saw , knew her limitations ; t,,.-y would hnve llnvini. get the treasurer's u- ,ort e in e nleT 'te se -u, "J et "r I. ?chs. d lS ' the chnnce." te rng down If she ever saw hlm ever 'he nights OjiihIijcsn nnd sent it in hlmV Wlieihee tin i.n.i ,.... . i "O hat's It." snld McCenncll, the the footlights. And the season had Heverly's dressing-room. flregerV ni" earVer iW & , detective, giving Velpo a comical side bought Its Incidents te connect bet den-d Inte his small lew-cdled effl", his nmll Z w -, , i wJ ?' 'flm euih I leek. v. th the past. One night Gregery had under the balcony ita rrase. und cles- Lrnimht n n lilirr v . u w... i sl i I .W she's .get te have it with he, , come back and I told her .lean Mells was Ing the deer l .lt .JZele S&sewan N'y rl iniu.'ai i "ii in - iiiii hiii? tiii uninin uiii'iirv. :i'vir i jjiil wan ini iii iiii i inn iv ion nHa.ii. ii.t i.n .!... i . Ann initie iiiui iKiiri' i'vity uj j", jfi lUH cuiivnji mw m-w "ii umcr "'! inn ihj j-im iinii r . niui tiiuit-d nml ui.n . ..oil ,. 1.1.. - A .1 .Al- -l.t l...l L IaM la.ltS lla. lin.l Am Mien n ir lrniiv. nun n mv ncuvivr uuv ome uau "Oh, Dan," she said. "What knew? She might as well have glass bottles," said the man nnd wiped the sweat from his face. And McConnell looked at Velpe and Velpe looked back. "That's a new one," said McCon nell. "Don't you believe It?" said the big one, bristling up. "1 might aud then ngaln I might net. But that doesn't ninke any dif ference, what I believe. I don't have te believe. It's simpler than thnt." "Simpler?" "ill knew seen enough when I see her." "But you won't see her I" said the big man. "Net if I knew It." "()li yes I will either with you with tnc friendly or with you down at head quaiters whichever you like best." "You'll kill her!" he hollered. "That's all." "Probably I will." said McConnell. the detective, looking at Velpe, "if there's anbedy there te kill!" But the big man took no notice of that crack. "And if you de If yen hurt her any way," he went en, "if you harm her any way I'll get you I 11 smash you some day if I spend my life at it!" "Come en." said McConnell. thp de tective. "Don't start getting careless ngnln. Yeu re net fixed right te get rough. "It's up te you," he snld te htm. When does human na ture -crash under the strain of tear and trag edy? Must it pull down all loved ones in duos dues tcr? WHO'. WHO IN TIIE STORY ,1 "T'crli. a tnfitl fuun, e-tilil but bluff. lie ithnrri a secret comrrntite idcnlitu 0 r ,'. ,.r '"'et'"' nrvh'w with iii't 1 his ilster. 6(evtii bu evtrvledu in teU'll, DK DII K MVUraSTOXE. n tche' mem ory th-r' (5 a ene. acit rhe (irl'rtrlnfd tern? I'au te an hnek te Sarattn. M child child child heed Jiemr, ei enter fi brfdac the aan. i. li lull e' v'.tnlitu ed li bftul.h lenfc.inj nvilncttna in mte et M ftlrtu .years and E:.IZ.1II:th W1IK1:li:i:. a u-holeieme eirl. IBr.M-.HI.Y.CAltl.YSl.E. netreta. ivhe. ten venrs errere, trm tnlrrd tip In a cnrleu atom. ler huibrud. I.uiti. had hern hel te Amth. ns wni eiutrallv b'Utved. bv n cfrlnin Jud Clark, a rich voting mnn abeul 'Oien, Cerk hnd dtannwnrrd tnmedtatrlu, and it una lelievtd he etrlshcd in a Ills tnrit. FKH1) nnreiOKY, Iteverlv's hreth'r Old manager, u.he3t reaearche line him ue 1. 1. .. LOl'M HAFSETT. n veiripat'rman. ?h "''i, fhaf Pick Hi-iiestnn U 7ud -rJn.r,;'rJ" 'l".'ru tn te char thlnan n. fyoieto Vtt, 'S.?E ll-AI.-n, KltrahHYt Krafher-ln-laie. Silt, ASP UKS. WUhEUilt. tuvlcal AmtH' e,in tinrciilj. MA Ll.t B HAVRE, a r'rh va-ifh o-heen te. r,ia,'lu."'.l'-et melh-r vlhr him te marrv hiltabtth. v.Uh u-heit ht- U (inlltra. "CTOU months Heverly Cnrlyslu had re- innlned n lemete nnd Feml-mysterl-eus figure. She hnd been In tome henrts nnd In many minds, but te most of them she wus n name only. She had been the motive behind events she never heard of, the quiet-center in a tornado of emotions that circled about without teu'd ing her. On the whole, she found her life, with the setting down of the piece t'J .. ,, uu. ,., iiu.ruui sii(.'-rs"iiii run, one et monotony. She had reopened and was living in the Thirty-sixth street house, keeping n simple establishment of cook. . butler and ii.id, und in the curly fall she ndded a te,vn car nnd n driver.' After thnt s,. drove out everv niter- neon e.cept en inatiiice dins, almost al was nhme. hut sometimes witn it jeung girl fi nn the company. ( Shu was eiy lonely. The kaleidoscope that Is theatrical New Yeinj had altered sinte she left it, Irnly one or two et h.r former fi lends remained, nnd she ' found them uninteresting and narrow i with the nun iwm-ss of their own ah 1 serbins world. She had furetten that , the tliititrn wns like nn bland, cut oil" , from tic- r,st of the world, having iti own polities, li" own society divided ' ihy caste, almost Its own religion. 4 kit t i of its m-eilnrity it made occasional exciirnii n- te dinners nnd week-ends: even line niiirringe, new and then with nn nutlniider. Hut almost nlwnys it went hack, eager fur lis home of dress Ing room nnd footlights, of stage en trances up dirty nlleys, of doorkeepers nnd managers and parts nnd costumes. OfciiMeually she had callers, men she hnd met or who were brought te see her. She saw them ever a tea-table, judged them remorselessly, nnd elimi nated gradually nil but one or two. She watched her dignity und her ri-n. illation with the care of nn ambitions recognized him "Did be see you?" was her Orel question. .. Yes. Whit about it? He never saw roe but once, aud that was at night .A heit of Aium9 m "JKMsMa I tUak I1. Is It? Is anything wrong?" "Yeu can start a war or we can all stroll ever like friends." "But she's In bed with a headache." "She'll have te get up them," said McConnell, the detective. And finally he gave up and the three went ever en the bus te ltiverslde, nnd up into the apnrtment, all parties watching their step, net knowing just what was coming, IT WAS all right se far. It was his place all right and he hnd It fixed up In style, tee servants and all that ! "Tell your mistress I've get te have her come out. Dress and come out nnd see a couple of friends," he said te the maid almost choking ever the last word. Ter McConnell, the detective, wouldn't listen naturally te his going in te see her alone te frame up any Btery hetween them. And, finally, nfter some talk, she came out all silk and ribbons one of these light-hearted, henna -haired ones, thnt roll their own. But her ryes kind of senred at that. "Oh. Dan," she said. "What Is It? Is anything wrong?" "Ne. lien," he snld, patting her en the shoulder. "Ne. .lust some THE BREAKING POIMT By Mary Roberts Rjmslaart j4t(t7ier of "rtaiigereui Pays." "K," "The .tiiialii ncrte," and manj; uthtv surccmful nefefs. Copyright, 10!2, Mary Hebcrts Uiiichmt; jnibliVirrf by arrangement with McClure'a. I t. I'"red. The eternal suspense, the w niting for something te happen. "If an thing was going te luipppii it would have happened months nge. Has sett has given il up. And .lutl's denil. Kven WilUlns Itnews that." She turned en him angrily. 'Yeu haven't a heart. hnc en? You're glad he's dead." "Net nt nil. As long ns he kept' under cover he was all right. Itut il ' he is, I don't see why you should feel nurself Inte thinking you're sorry, i It's the best solution te a number of I things." "What de you suppose brought Jean Mells here?" ' "What? Te see the best play in New- Yerk. Ilesides. why net allow the man n healthy curiesliy? He was pretty closely eiiiinected with a lieelic part of our life, mv dear. New buek up. nnd fi r the lord's sal.e forget thu Frenchman, lie's get nothing." "He saw me thnt night, en the stnirs. He never took his eyes off me at the inquest." She gave, however, an excellent per- feriiiutice that night, and nothing mure was neme et tne valet. There were ether uliiyms, all of them without foundation. She went en her way, rejected nn offer or two of mar riage, spent her mornings in bed nnd her nflerueiitiH ill-lvini? nr In tlu I, .i,i.l of her hair-dresser und manicure, cared ler i ne new eis that came In long casket -like boxes, nnd began te feel a seii"e of security again. She did net intenu 10 marry, or te become nter- i csrpn in ini Him in,,., .,,,. . ,', ... ' ... T (m 'J',1 v ,,v,e" n thenght te, ,,'", V, ,r,"' , "(.'-ll"l p,", nnd gene, "'" !'f l l ' ,f.,,',n,1-v yroc,?!,len ' I'jen. '! """"V1-, v.he bnttcr.-d their "-"" " u im-u. line nigni neenes head" new nml then, like night beetles outside a window, against the hard glass of her ambition. ISccnuse her business was te charm, she hnd liep.i charming te , -- ...... urn. And ceu Id net al- ways remember his name! As the mouths went by she -began tn liceept I' led K verdict thnt m,Hi!., ,.nL kiiik ii imp pen. imsvett Wns imck und at work, hither il.-ud or n fugitive somewhere was .liidsen Chirk, but that , - ,. .--.. ..-.....,, ,,..-,, ineugiii sue nan te Keep out of lur mind. Sometimes, ns the piny went en, and she wus able le make her hiiIIiI inrewt. ments out of it, she wondered if her ten years of ictlreinent had been nil. I In price she wns te p.-,y fr his ruin; but she put that thought nway tee, although she uever minimized her re sponsibility when she fneed it Hut her price hnd been heavy nt that. She was chllilles,. nnd alone, IfllMulilrtf lint ii1iaIa.I ..a i. .........,.n u, nml uu iiiiiu-rniiy en a inn in m or veces en s i i ,.. v., i of the orchestra penetrnted falntlv, He wns enlirely serene, H md a supper engagement after the show, he had n neat car wnltlng outside te take him te It, nnd the night's business had been extraordinary. Hi. m,ii... i.i' Ill.Jlilt'I- Illl IIIN lll'MIV lt,u ,i..... I lir..n. I... ...", ... ; " "" I'l.ininrreus, iia-niii-, in- ruceKiiiii-u : iiuvc gene te IIiin. -iieiui. aim Ie ioe umriii life nt her sett in the spring. Hm hew could hi. Tir .'V.V- i.iFr"'1 ""' r1" ,!",,w- slle'"lv h"v" tiiwii thpn that Hasset v. as I L,'.'l,l'fM.K'VMs: ", "V0"'1"'1 " lH Bln re innk.. a llfewerk of tl,,, ,-. ! Is ,Vira.,ir" ?' ")rr.,:vltl1 H'elnst pus. Me had only one un.ertaint v. Sun- ....... ...., ...... ,.,, ...MH.llr,lv,. ripni't- linn! nun iwissett nml learnnl n mm ; iiieni en tne urive. and iieirlectci i,,.r , - w .,j miiiv, 1111(1 iiiiL'ipprnii ini- 'caa't taa4(watca aid jiin Tlcked lup.al T'ivini friends," he said, choking en the word again. "All It is, I want you te just tell them about your necklace." "But what what" she said, chasing her big brown eyes from ene te the "It's all right, hen," said the big fellow, calming her and looking ever nt the ether two with red murder in his eyes. "Yeu go ahead and I'll ex plain te you Inter." Se she told them finally about the necklace and showed them the bill of sale, and the check she'd paid for It. Her check he'd given her the money! And they saw finally they were In wrong. She steed facing them, looking like a frightened kid. "But who are you?" she wanted te knew. And her husband told her, looking first-degree murder at them while he talked, for she acted new as if she was going te pieces. And they were afraid they'd get in a mess, especially McConnell, the detective. And suddenly she broke down seemed te throwing her arms around the big man's neck. "Don't, honey," snld the big con tractor, putting her with his big fingers. "We'll be nil right. We'll make it all bnck again." "Sure," said Velpe, stepping for Ile had glanced at the letter und thrust lt deep In Ills pocket, when he felt a hand uu his shoulder ' paper. A few moments Inter be found himself reading eer nnd ever a smnll notice Iiiseited mining the personals, "Persenal: .lean Melis. who wns in Neradu, Wjeining, during the early fall of 11111. please communicate with I. 12'-', this office." The nrchesii-n wns still playing out eut side: the sillj. giggling crowds were inilvltlL' bll.'k le tlli.li- sell! nml kiimn. "here .lean Melis. or the friends of ,,','' Melis, "he would tell him of It, ''ii rending the message, 1T mit i.iu i,., .,.,.i ...... .. -.... ... " .... ..... ..i,., .. .hi. ..in, ini cetful of the m.nt i.n,- ,.i ii,.. ...,-i. t the supper eiigiiKement, of the night's ' huslness, und wandered down the street i llinillL'h tin. ruin. tint l,lu .!,.., .... , -. . '. .7 ..... ... .,., eiislne.sl pUhSfd no cl; v. He siiw Him sett in the uffnir, ami probably Chirk hiniseli. still living and tardily deter mined le elenr his name. Hut if Ihe .rjr-Tftv ',.,,""!' ",!lu'. .-?L,! M-ll- knew that you don't wimt uij .. ... . ...... .... a n,. .mi, nn uir, Knew ' 1 siinnose jei nun i .- and then they would mve te quit. t " ii''" l It would be better, however. If they "Net "here. Yeu may helleie did net see Melis. .Much better; there i net. Hnssett. but I was going te ou' U'flU ,1,. inn lt,t...l.lM.. .. .1 1. .1. . ...... ..... ' ...... .... a,.-.. ...,U.,.IIK i, r.iiiiuu biiuil .town liitllglll I" rev "" ,.,i,llf, lien. And liev could be kent nut of li "Well." Hnssett aid skeptic' uiiegetiier, until it was eiur. Ash.uned in ins panic ne wriu duck te the the ater, get u railway schedule nml looked up trains, lie should hnve done it leiia- Cliften Hlnes? Hy the time tlm curtnln rnng down ;n the Inst net he wns his dapper, debennlr self again, made his supper engagement, danced half the nlirht. nnd even dozed a little en thu wnv imm. mnll lilmu.114 He di'teriiilneil fneillu tn i,.L. n.. chnnce, claim le be L , and if Melis had seen the advertisement nnd replied, get the letter. It would be easy te ward, with the big neck tee In hu w ' trylnf te fix It up with thmi iff! If he wants the mener-th. 7:..M ' thousand It will be all rltat " t And aha didn't say nMthin- . Just burled her head epeV'ft. fc W: iheulders, and murtw -M redder and redder in his ,,"3 looked ft ; them and patted h'r. M "And If you want It-the neeki. te use te wear any time." mm v holding It tewurtl her like .& kid. fyeu can have t ' v.nU.. lV t up-nll rlght-lf you want i? It as your mascot I" l ,0 t He held It up te tier und toneVe i and she pushed It nway" k "I don't want It!" she said . It away I I wouldn't wearA. thing en n bet I" " the 'H icAnd all the three steed waltl, "Don't cry." said the big inn ia somebody talking te mew jeana i& "Don't cry. Ifa all right." ' kM AT THAT she looked p, m ,. -" wasn't crylntf at all. she loeJJ up, hanging onto the back of .8 staring into his ryes. ec' "Did you de-all that for m,f she said, staring. ' ;'Whnt wouldn't I de you you. honr henr andTaB,f UiftV'0"'"" f 8,n " .n;iu.ha7fc;;u'th',b for the necklace," he sal. , efferln." & te her ngaln "we'll fix" ln ' "Take it nway!" she said, mishit.. u off again. "The darn thing. J SS want te see It again I" nMW And the big man looked encer, i 0w foolish you were!" ai, In n kind of a sharp voice. '82 (raity I Te tnke a chance like tki? Just te keen mn untua.;! "InWh feel thing!" she said in a kind ""rHM of dated. And the ethS! ' witn html leu-t think she wanted te bite hlra and the necklace for S he'd done I wan Then before they get ever thnt an at encewhile they steed around fort. Ing, she threw herself en him again tai started crying as If her heart weriJ break! And he patting her and tehj te comfort her te keep her from tw! Ing herself te pieces. "Don't, don't!" he said. "Thw'i nothing te cry about nny mere." And nil of a sudden she stepped and looked up again ! "I'm net crying" she said. "That way!" ' "That way," he said. looking dewg nt her like a man in a trance. ",,.'m. 'J10 1,,n,pp,PH.t Wem,m In tin world," she said, nnd started In crrlni again for the night npparentlv. And Velpe stepped up nnd 'laid At necklace finally en the table, mnklag signs te the big man where lie steed, holding her. "Come around tomorrow," lie ntt pered te him ever her head. "We'll li it up in the morning." An.l then the two backed out and let themselves Inte the corridor. They were out in the street before either of them spoke again. "Yeu knew hew women are." said McConnell the detective, imitating thi big man's voice. "Did mi body? Ever?" said Velpe, the jewel broker. "I've get one just like her nt home," snld McConnell, the detective. Cenvrtuht. lOit. lu Unltul Feature HmM, cale. All rieht rcatrvfd. JUvreiuciSi pruniuiicu. Can evil identity be lest in geed? See hew this throbbing ntery et my a tery, regenrratien and love sekes lltett problems. ! He hnd binnll hope of a letter at Ml ' first call, unless the l-'n-m-liiiir.n bid I himself seen the notice, but his iiiulrtj drove him early te the office. Then was nothing there, but lie learned one thing. He had te go through w Ith ne formalities. The clerk merely loeW in n iwiv. snld Vnthins here. n'l went en about his business. At.eleyea o'clock be went lack again, and niter careful scrutiny of the crowd present himself once mere. "Ii 12? Here you are." He had the letter in his lintid. Hi hnd glanced at it and had tlirust tt di.en in his necket. when he felt a MM J en his shoulder. He heeled und new Hassett. , , i.i,m ).f ik.lk T rncnirnfeftl t lint MCI. said the reporter, cheerfully. "Ccmi ever here, old man. I want te tall te you." , , .,. Hut he held te Gregery's slieuWw. T - . ....... HnvunO .ImmiUfl 11.1. IfllDll' in n tuiiici i". ,....,.i. -- --- . , liness he had assumed for the dirts benefit, and faced him witn com snpj; "I'll have that letter new, Gregery. he said. "And I've get a damned pej notion te ledge an information ! 3r"I don't knew what you're talklsf bout." .... i "Ferget it. I was behind you & you asked for that letter. OIm here. I want te show you semetMBI. Suddenly, with the letter in hand, Hassett laughed and then teri" open. There wus only n sheet of DlMi paper Inside. , . t "I wasn't sure you d see It, ana i didn't think you'd fall for It r did." he observed. "Hut I was WW sure ou didn't want me te sec ei New I knew It." .. "Well, I didn't," Gregery said "Jusl the same. I expect te him. The day's early ' ;. nId,.,M,lJ net a coinnien name. Hut i " ihuned geed en re jeii den t get mere letter from here. ... "What de you think Melis can tw jeii. that you don't knew "I'll explain that m you ; hOin J Hassett snld cheerfully. 'WZ when ,nu an- In a mere rrceiitieS than eti nre new. Tli.' I'!tit at B niniiw.nl Kneins In llll te lie, Wliai """ ' ' - "' - '" . ,. ,i,A 10 Weill e - Ami ' "I've cot lour word for li. l ,ieur win-" i" ",- ; tuitd get nothing In il" all nay 'Jl '" " . Te his preposition that tliejr , te ou. R0" Ills lintel Gregery iiseiiii"i -"' " u they moved out te find ",.0.' ?' ' ,1 the pavement, however, he "' ';' "I've get a right toknwsemrthtnr he snid, "considering w ha be ", te me nnd mine. Clark s aim. ""''He's nllvn all rUht." ti "Then I'll trnde you. In-r. ni ceme ever with what 1 knew. ?" tell me one thing. What wt L hiding for ten years, nnd ii'iV. turn up new. yeiiin? 'r ".- B. , TlnaiLfi.t rAHrlml. '-- ., - -nn j v.... e. iiluiM' stntcinent irem uregery - " Tiui but, en the ether Imnil. he w'.'?nV$ net te liitluencn his nn,'V,n,y Hi ureKer.v anw nm " ...- .i.......i i.i ii ii-. ..k- .in ihe imTiOP1' llinuiril lllllini-i, .i'"' ",. U.1 "Hew about it?" he ileiiiendwb "I'll tell you Ms imirli, Oitnw He never meant te bring the JWiBf JJ again. In a way, It's m07'"iea against. Net Clark. And Mg be pretty sure I knew wnai ' " I've get Clark, and I've net l.TOi me v.iiuiiui n iiH"i - aa.a Iwi relt. I'm going te get Jf fl nf thl If T han.ta dig S IhiiHu - ' J I J,.'!i J -Lr su:,:-- ffri. .. V ' r iilH.V,. l' a-'.. -ri'iii ' l-t, ih'.-ViV-' -.. ..ft..rt. w wv V l-.'S'v tt . .--.. I . ( .n
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